「それがね、お母さん」主婦は悲しみの涙を流しながら言った。

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English Translation

"Oh, mother," said the housewife, breaking into bitter tears.

Furigana

「それがね、お母(かあ)さん」主婦(しゅふ)は悲(かな)しみの涙(なみだ)を流(なが)しながら言(い)った。

Romanji

" sore ga ne, okāsan" shufu wa kanashimi no namida o nagashi nagara itta.

Words

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

お母さん (おかあさん)

mother

主婦 (しゅふ)

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

悲しみ (かなしみ)

sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

流す (ながす)

to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears); to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float; to set adrift; to call off (a meeting, etc.)

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise